Izimvemvane ziveza isithombe selanga, imfudumalo, izimfunda eziqhakazayo, izingadi zasehlobo. Ngeshwa, izimvemvane bezifa iminyaka engu-150 edlule. Amakota amathathu ezimvemvane asengcupheni yokusinda. Izinhlobo ezingama-56 zisongelwa yizinguquko zemvelo. Izimvemvane namabhu kubonwa njengezinkomba zezinto eziphilayo. Basabela ngokushesha ekushintsheni, ngakho-ke ukulwela kwabo ukuphila kuyisixwayiso esinzima ngesimo semvelo. Izindawo zabo zokuhlala zibhujisiwe, isimo sezulu nesimo sezulu sishintsha ngokungalindelekile ngenxa yokungcola komkhathi. Kodwa ukunyamalala kwalezi zidalwa ezinhle kuyinkinga enkulu kunamasimu nje ashiywe engenazo izidalwa ezindizayo.
Alkina (I-Atrophaneura alcinous)
Apollo ezivamile(Parnassius apollo)
U-Apollo Felder (UParnassius felderi)
I-Arkte eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka (Arcte coerula)
Isikhova se-Asteropethes (I-Asteropetes noctuina)
Ukhozi lwe-Bibasis (I-Bibasis aquilina)
Injabulo yegloomy (IParocneria furva)
Okungafani (Izinombolo disparilis)
I-Argali Blueberry(I-Argali Blueberry)
Ama-Oreas aseGolubian (Ama-oreas aseNeolycaena)
UGolubianka Rimn (Imvumelwano yeNeolycaena)
UGolubyanka Filipieva (Neolycaena filipjevi)
I-marshmallow enhle kakhulu (AmaProtantigius superans)
I-Pacific marshmallow (IGoldia pacifica)
UClanis wavy (Clanis undulosa)
Iribhoni likaKochubei (Catocala kotshubeji)
Ezinye izimvemvane zeRed Book
Iteyipu ye-Moltrecht (ICatocala moltrechti)
ULucina (Hamearis lucina)
Ibhere laseMongolia (I-Palearctia mongolica)
Idipper eyedwa (ICamptoloma interiorata)
I-Mimevzemia iyafana (I-Mimeusemia persimilis)
Mnemosyne (UParnassius mnemosyne)
Umama kaZenobia weparele (U-Argynnis zenobia)
UShokiya uhlukile (I-Seokia eximia)
UServin Montela (Sericinus montela)
USphekodina unomsila (Sphecodina caudata)
Umsila kaRaphael (UCoreana raphaelis)
Umbungu kamalibhele wasendle (Bombyx mandarina)
U-Erebia Kindermann (Erebia kindermanni)
Isiphetho
Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani izimvemvane namabhu kubalulekile kuzo zodwa futhi njengezinkomba zekhwalithi yempilo. Izimvemvane zibamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekupholiseni izimbali, ikakhulukazi amahlumela, anephunga elinamandla, umbala obomvu noma ophuzi futhi akhiqiza umpe omningi. Umpe yingxenye eyinhloko yokudla kovemvane. Impova yezimvemvane kubalulekile ekukhiqizeni ezinye izitshalo. Izimvemvane zihlala ku-spurge nakwezinye izimbali zasendle. Izinyosi azibekezeleli impova yalaba bameleli bezimbali. Impova iyanqwabelana emzimbeni wovemvane lapho idla umpe wembali. Lapho uvemvane luthuthela embalini entsha, luphatha impova nalo ukuze luvundise impova.
